Boissezon
Boissezon | |
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Location of Boissezon  | |
  Boissezon  Boissezon | |
| Coordinates: 43°34′34″N 2°22′53″E / 43.5761°N 2.3814°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | Mazamet-1 |
| Area 1 | 19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 393 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81034 /81490 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Boissezon is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Its inhabitants are known in French as Boissezonnais or as Boissesonols.
The village was originally known as Buxodunum, meaning "land of the buxus."
Demography
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 559 | 633 | 572 | 509 | 398 | 390 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Personalities
- Pierre Bernard, football player
See also
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